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architrave

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ar⋅chi⋅trave

  [ahr-ki-treyv]
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–noun Architecture.
1. the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
2. a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, esp. a rectangular one, as of a door or window.
Origin:
1555–65; MF < It; see archi-, trave 1

Related forms:
ar⋅chi⋅tra⋅val, adjective
ar⋅chi⋅traved, adjective
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ar·chi·trave   (är'kĭ-trāv')   
n.  

  1. The lowermost part of an entablature in classical architecture that rests directly on top of a column. Also called epistyle.

  2. The molding around a door or window.


[French, from Old French, from Old Italian : archi-, archi- + trave, beam (from Latin trabs, trab-; see treb- in Indo-European roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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